Texas, 1976Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, September 26, 1976
September 26, 1976 · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Brazoria
- When
- September 26, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 29.420, -95.250
Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan
- When
- September 26, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 31.620, -97.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Navarro
- When
- September 26, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Navarro County
- Coordinates
- 32.120, -96.330
Tornado, Coryell
- When
- September 26, 3:18 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 31.430, -97.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar
- When
- September 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar County
- Coordinates
- 33.720, -95.800
Thunderstorm Wind, El Paso
- When
- September 26, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- El Paso County
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -106.430
Hail, Moore
- When
- September 26, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -101.970
Hail, Oldham
- When
- September 26, 8:18 PM CST
- Where
- Oldham County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -102.870
Hail, Deaf Smith
- When
- September 26, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Deaf Smith County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -102.200
Tornado, Matagorda
- When
- September 26, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Matagorda County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 28.980, -95.950
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Indiana, September 26, 19762 deaths · 12 injured · $3.3 million · F3 · 4 events
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, September 26, 19761 death · $275,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, September 26, 19761 event
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, September 26, 19761 event
- Hail in Oklahoma, September 26, 19761.75 in hail · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10131597, 10131598, 10131599, 10131600, 10131601, 10131602, 10131603, 10131604, 10131605, 10131606.